Homemade Dog Coat Conditioner Recipe With Coconut Oil

    Give your dog a shiny, healthy coat with a homemade conditioning rinse.
    by Susan Paretts
    To moisturize your dog’s skin and remove tangles from its coat after bathing, use a conditioner specially made for dogs, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Since coconut oil not only has moisturizing and healing properties for irritated […]

      The origin of life: DNA and protein, Dr. Gary Parker

      by Dr. Gary Parker

      First published in
      Creation: Facts of Life
      Chapter 1: Evidence of creation

      The two basic parts of the tumbled pebble and the arrowhead we considered are hard and soft rock. Two basic parts of every living system are DNA and protein.

      DNA is the famous molecule of heredity. It has been on the cover of Time […]

        Haitians Burn Seeds Donated by Monsanto to Protect their Native Maize Seed

        by Ryan Stock
        Rural Haitian farmers gathered in Papaye, June 4, 2010. Many wore straw hats reading, “Aba Monsanto – down with Monsanto and Aba Preval – down with Preval.” (Photo: mediahacker)
        Let It Burn

        “A fabulous Easter gift,” commented Monsanto Director of Development Initiatives Elizabeth Vancil. Nearly 60,000 seed sacks of hybrid corn seeds and other vegetable […]

          Low-Protein Leanness, Melanesians, and Hara Hachi Bu: Coconut Oil in Low Protein Weight Loss Program

          by Perfect Health Diet

          Gunther gatherer raised an interesting issue in a comment to Tuesday’s post.  Protein may be satiating in the short run; but what about the long run?

          [H]igh protein keeps you full at first. But no one really knows for how long. Eventually it stops working and you find you’re eating a lot ON […]

            Coconut Oil and Constipation

            by RL Johnson

            Are you suffering from constipation? If you are, you have probably tried numerous ways to find constipation relief. Constipation can be caused by numerous reasons including not eating enough fiber, not drinking enough liquids, a lack of exercise, certain medications, changes in lifestyle or routine, ignoring the urge to move your bowels, abusing […]

              Raw Milk Dairy Farm Fights Back and Wins

              by Annie White

              With all the trouble that raw milk producers have had recently as the FDA hones in on the rise of its sale, it is certainly refreshing to see a win on the side of food freedom.

              Bechards Family Farm in Conway, Missouri is run by husband and wife Armand and Teddi Bechard along with their […]

                Using Raw Milk to recover from toxic mold digestive sickness

                by hellaD

                It is Real Milk Wednesday! I started posting articles about Real Fresh Raw Milk on Wednesdays because Kelly the Kitchen Kop does a Real Food Wednesday Bloghop. There are a lot of great links and recipes from the RealFood blogosphere posted there so check it out.
                Today I finally got around to posting […]

                  While illegal in much of the US, Raw Milk vending machines are starting to pop up in Europe

                  by The Bovine
                  From Lune at the “Constant State of Flux” blog:

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                  We found the material for this post on the Salt Spring News along with the following bit of commentary:
                  “Having grown up on a dairy farm and having operated one myself, I’ve been drinking raw milk most of my life. […]

                    New Study Shows Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Strokes

                    by Dr. Mercola

                    Low levels of vitamin D, the essential nutrient obtained from exposure to sunlight, doubles the risk of stroke in Caucasians, according to a new report. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States.

                    The research team says its results fail to explain why African Americans, who are more likely […]

                      CBS News Investigates Child Flu Vaccine Seizures.

                      A student at Carlin Springs Elementary School receives an H1N1 flu vaccination January 7, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. The US Centers for Disease Control reported in December that at least 60 million people in the US have been vaccinated against swine flu, with children being twice as likely as adults to have been innoculated. […]

                        The body’s genes are constantly communicating with nutrients we take in through food. Eat for your genes


                        Dr. Lipman discusses how food acts as data in our bodies. He suggests some very helpful tips on eating right for our genes.

                        Psych drugs are estimated to kill 2.5 times more people annually than are killed by homicide

                        Video link: http://www.cchr.org/videos/making-a-killing/psychiatrys-drug-push.html
                        Since 1952, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)–psychiatry’s billing bible—has grown from a small booklet listing 112 “mental disorders” to a massive volume numbering 886 pages, listing 374 disorders. It is only through this book that psychiatrists can diagnose, drug and bill for services. In fact, the psychiatric industry currently […]

                          Small poultry farmers grapple with lack of slaughterhouses

                          by Carla A. Wise

                          Producers in Oregon and beyond can’t find places to butcher chickens

                          On a brilliant fall day at Afton Field Farm, Tyler Jones shows off his butchering shed. Jones’ farm in Oregon’s fertile Willamette Valley boasts an overgrown orchard, a rambling farmhouse and sheds filled with freezers. Jones and his crew will butcher […]

                            China boosts funds for public debate on GM crops

                            by Li Jiao

                            [BEIJING] Scientists in China have been given government funding to discuss genetically modified (GM) crops with the public following protests against the technology.

                            The ministry of agriculture has made available 2.6 million yuan (US$400,000) since late last year, and some communication on GM crop science has now started.

                            Buoyed by high-level support from China’s premier, Wen Jiabao, […]

                            Coconut oil detox for massive yeast die-off

                            by jeremyknight

                            many people have gone on juice/water fasts to relieve candida problems only to recieve minor relief. so whats the solution? a program called Coconut oil detox. you eat nothing but 10-14 tablespoons of organic extra virgin coconut oil, about 2 tablespoons ever 2 hours. if your not accustomed to Extra Virgin Coconut Oil […]

                              These Foods and Nutritional Deficiencies Can Make You Depressed or Violent

                              by Dr. Mercola

                              The U.S. is still reeling from another tragedy — the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and the murder of several civilians during the attempt.

                              Many are asking what the cause might have been — whether it was pervasive, over-the-top violent rhetoric in the culture, or simply mental psychosis.

                              But, even if the former, […]

                              Alternative Health

                              Many people are recognizing the limitations and dangers of the medical system that most people in media call a “health-care” system. Our Alternative Health category brings you news on alternatives to drugs, including but not limited to: whole food nutrition, herbs, vitamins, fitness, complimentary medicine, naturopathy, osteopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, homeopathy, environmental medicine and […]

                                21 Home Remedies for Migraines and Headaches

                                by Elizabeth Walling

                                What is it with headaches? While I’m no martyr, I have a reasonable threshold for pain–except when it comes to headaches. That nagging pain just seems to pierce right through my defenses, and frankly turns me into one heck of a grouch. And don’t even ask what I turn into when a […]

                                  Low-hypo thyroid: Removing gluten & diet free of grains, starchy vegetables, legumes, & sweeteners needed.

                                  by Dr. Kharrazian
                                  Gluten intolerance not as black-and-white as once thought
                                  Testing for gluten-intolerance incomplete until now — New lab offers breakthrough
                                  Gluten has been linked in the literature to 55 diseases so far, most of them autoimmune. The effect of gluten on brain and nervous tissue is significantly worse and more far-reaching than researchers realized. Yet […]

                                  Why Most Published Research Findings Are False

                                  by John P. A. Ioannidis

                                  Abstract
                                  Summary
                                  There is increasing concern that most current published research findings are false. The probability that a research claim is true may depend on study power and bias, the number of other studies on the same question, and, importantly, the ratio of true to no relationships among the relationships probed in […]